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Geography of Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines

The Province of Zamboanga Sibugay has 389 barangays with a total land area of 336,322 hectares (3,363.22 sq. km.). Its coastal areas are surrounded in its middle by the big and beautiful Sibuguey Bay, the smaller Dumanquilas Bay to its eastern border, the great Moro Gulf to its south and the Celebes Sea beyond.

Location of Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines

Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf. Zamboanga Sibugay was created in 2001 when the third district of Zamboanga del Sur split off. Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines.
History of Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines

The beginning of Zamboanga Sibugay Province

Zamboanga Sibugay, the Zamboanga Peninsula region’s new province
Daily Zamboanga Times: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 The region has a new province — Zamboanga Sibugay.
Voters from 44 municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur and Pagadian City, voted in favor of the creation of Zamboanga Sibugay separate from Zamboanga del Sur during the plebiscite last week.
Lawyer Helen Flores Aguila, Commission on Elections regional director, announced that out of 200,000 voters registered in the different towns, 141,35 voted Yes against 60,332 who voted No.
The author of the bill creating the new province, Rep. George Hoffer of the third district of Zamboanga del Sur, said Zamboanga Sibugay is now a new province.
"I sincerely thank the people for supporting the creation of the new province," Hoffer said in a radio interview adding that it was indeed a smooth, peaceful and orderly conduct of plebiscite.
Hoffer said the victory of the Yes votes will enable local candidates to file their certificates of candidacy for the position of governor, vice governor and board members for the new province before the Feb. 28 deadline.
The new province will comprise 16 municipalities, all belonging to the third district of Zamboanga del Sur, with Ipil as its capital town.
Sibugay refers to the vast track of land in Sibugay valley, also considered as the province’s rice granary.
President Arroyo declared Friday a non-working holiday to allow residents to cast their votes in the plebiscite.—Hader Glang

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